Synonyms and combinations
= Chlorurus gibbosus (Rüppell, 1829)
= Scarus gibbus Rüppell, 1829
Classification
kingdom: Animalia >
phylum: Chordata >
subphylum: Vertebrata >
infraphylum: Gnathostomata >
parvphylum: Osteichthyes >
order: Perciformes >
family: Scaridae >
genus: Chlorurus >
Distributions
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea. The species complex comprise of Chlorurus gibbus in the Red Sea, Chlorurus strongylocephalus in the Indian Ocean and Chlorurus microrhinos in the west-central Pacific.
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